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ACHEMA 2024
ACHEMA 2024:
Multifaceted lecture programme for the
world of the process industry
ACHEMA 2024 will once again fully
integrate the lecture and supporting
programme with the exhibition.
In 2022, ACHEMA integrated
the congress and the so-called Innovation
Stages into the exhibition
for the first time. Due to the positive
feedback, the concept will be continued
this year. In total, more than
750 presentations await visitors in
the lecture halls and on the stages
in the exhibition.
“Science and Industry in Dialogue
has always been DECHEMA’s credo
and since the last ACHEMA it has
also been a living practice in the lecture
and congress programme. The
success proves us right: With more
than 20,000 listeners, the number
of attendees in 2022 was significantly
higher than at ACHEMA 2018,
which had more participants overall,”
says Dr Andreas Förster, Executive
Director of DECHEMA e. V. and thus
organiser of ACHEMA. This year’s congress
programme focuses on the topics
of hydrogen, sustainability, circular
economy and digitalisation. At the
six Innovation Stages in the exhibition
and in the five highlight sessions
of the congress, ACHEMA 2024 will
address these and other top topics of
the process industry.
Process Innovation
The GEA Process Innovation Stage in
Hall 9.0 will focus on topics such as
electrification, flexibilisation and biotechnologisation
of chemical processes
as well as contributions to smart
digital technologies in plant construction
and operation. In the Process
Highlight Session “Nature as a
role model – maximum resource efficiency
in the chemical industry”, experts
will discuss the vision of a fully
resource-efficient chemical industry
and its implementation. The highlight
session will take place on Friday, 14
June 2024 from 12:00 to 13:00.
Pharma Innovation
The ZETA Pharma Innovation Stage in
Hall 4.1 will cover biopharmaceutical
production in addition to many other
topics related to pharmaceutical production
and packaging, which is also
the focus of the Pharma Highlight Session
on Monday, 10 June 2024 from
13:00 to 14:00: Under the title “Next
generation pharma manufacturing
– current advances in cell and gene
therapy”, the Pharma Highlight Session
will have a closer look on the centralised
and decentralised production
of cell therapeutics and the current
challenges of translational research
and the marketing of therapies.
Lab Innovation
More than ever, success in the laboratory
is determined by the technologies
used in the laboratory and
at the interfaces to engineering and
production. This is the focus of the
presentations on the Lab Innovation
Stage in Hall 12.0. In addition
to the Lab Innovation Stage, ACHE-
MA 2024 will also feature an action
area dedi cated to the digitalised,
miniaturised and auto mated laboratory
of the future. Besides innovative
bio analytics and (bio)pharmaceutical
applications, sustainability as well
as the planning, construction, equipment
and operation of laboratories
will also be highlighted. The latter is
a particular focus in the SEFA Theatre
of the Scientific Equipment and
Furniture Association: at ACHEMA, it
is the contact point for laboratory operators,
architects, users and experts
from the laboratory community who
want to find out more about the laboratory-grade
environment and gain
insights into successful examples
from around the world.
Green Innovation
all photos: DECHEMA/ e.V./Hannibal
The challenge of climate-neutral
production in the process industries,
the circular economy, the integration
of molecular and industrial
biotechnolo gy, sustainable innovations
and investments – these are the
topics that are the focus of the EY
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